05-BMG-SE3-a Sedimentary Processes

Understanding the mechanisms that generate sediment transport and deposition is necessary for predicting and modelling the evolution of sedimentary deposits. This module introduces the laws and equations used to calculate sediment resuspension, transport, deposition and settling velocity. It will also cover the formation of bedforms under different flow regimes, which will be observed in laboratory experiments. The students will apply the acquired theoretical knowledge about sediment processes during a field trip to a variety of coastal settings.

1) Quantify sediment erosion, transport and deposition
2) Understand the formation of bedforms under different flow regimes
3) Apply theoretical knowledge on sedimentary processes to understand coastal proceeses in the field
4) Write scientific reports

Course Type 1: Lecture, Exercise (L+E) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Course Type 2: Field Exercise (F) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Tutorial(s): -

56.0 h presence time
54.0 h self-study
70.0 h exam workload

180 h total workload

partial exam

exam elements: 2
SL: 0

50 % written exam
50 % assignment

1) van Rijn, L.C., 1993. Principles of sediment transport in rivers, estuaries and coastal seas. Aqua Publications: Amsterdam. 715 pp
2) Open University, 1999. Waves, tides, and shallow-water processes, 2nd edition. Pergamon Press, in association with the Open University, Milton Keynes, England in Oxford, New York, 161pp
3) ALLEN, P.A. 1997. Earth Surface Processes. Blackwell Science (Oxford), 404 pp.
4) Masselink and Hughes, 2003. Introduction to coastal processes and geomorphology. Arnold, Hodder Headline Group London, 354pp